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1839. Aug.: 30. George W. Adair, J.A. Bell & others, writes to Gen: Arbuckle, at Fort Gibson. The writers enclose a communication received by them on the day previous from the Ross's convention. They say the Superintendant will see by it that their day of probation is Set; that the convention invite them to come forward and partake their " liberal & humane provisions " as they call them, that their lives " shall not be unlawfully endangered". X The writers now call upon the United States for pro-tection, according to treaty stipulation. They declare they consider the Conven-tion as the father of strife, and that it will certainly extingwich the flames of domestic peace & happi-ness in a great many Cherokee families, if suffered to go on. They ask if the General will permit them to be driven from their homes or else forced to bow to a band of assassins, contrary to all law, justice, and human-ity?- they think surely not; but they leave the matter with the General and the United States Government.- they say they sent Mr Ross word that they could not sign his pardon, & that all they desired was peace; but, they add, if killing re-commences, they will resist the other party with all the power and energy they are masters of, without consulting consequences.- Rep: Doc: No 2: 26th Cong 1st sess: p: 410. X the words are " to appear before this convention on or before the 4th of September, 1839, and comply with its requisitions; if being essential to the preservation of peace, that the life of a citizen shall not be unlawfully endanger-ed". - a previous sentence having declared that these persons were " by their "not clear" conduct endangering the peace of he country & threat-ening the lives of valua-ble citizens".-

Sept.1. Capt: w. Armstrong, Acting Superinten-dant western Territory, writes to John Ross, Principal Chiefs of the Eastern Cherokees, & others /. Their letter of Aug 27th had been received. The Syperintendant will, by the next mail, founded it to Washington to be laid before the proper department of the Government of the United States, to whom the appeal of John Brown & John Rogers, Chiefs of the western Cherokees, will also be submitted, with all the papers in the Superintendant's profession relation to the Cherokee difficulty.